This week 8th Amendment referendum Ireland
We have a
full list of resources with links on our special blog posting on this vote which focuses on abortion
Some highlights include:
the Irish parliament has the full text of the bill.
Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018- Bill 29 of 2018)
it also includes links to the associated parliamentary debates
Official information on the Referendum from the Referendum Commission.
it includes news and an independent guide
the results will be posted on the
returning officer page
University College Dublin has a great resource for votes and students on understanding the background to the referendum with links to key arguments and websites.it includes an argument
roadmap.
Transparent Referendum Initiative is building a database of all political ads targeting Irish Facebook users ahead of the referendum on
the 8th amendment. Links include the images.
Venezuela Presidential elections took place.
Get the results and some links to free academic resources using our special
blog posting.
A recommended resource is
the Venezuelan politics blog - Washington Office Latin American Affairs which has results and discussion.
Is there corruption in the UK?
Yes according to reports and evidence given to the
foreign Affairs committee which this week published a review of Russian influence
The
UK government has an anti-corruption plan
With
updates on progress
Other useful sources on this are
Transparency International Corruption Index which measures citizens perception of how corrupt their country is. See how the Uk ranks on a worldwide scale
Transparency Uk has produced some reports on this
Corruption Watch Uk is an NGO which monitors
corruption and bribery. Its
website has a collection of publications and projects
On a
worldwide scale see the UN convention against corruption website
Highly ranked journals from Ibero America
Exciting new initiative
Red Iberoamericana de Innovación y Conocimiento Científico (REDIB) and data company Clarivate
Analytics, have recently launched the an
Ibero-American Journal Rankings. The aim of this new ranking is to raise the visibility of research from Ibero-America which covers the Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries in Latin America and those of the Iberian Peninsula, Spain, Portugal and Andorra.
It is based upon journals indexed in the web of science.the methodology used is displayed on the website and includes:
all REDIB journals also indexed in WoS Core Collection,
‘we will extract citation metrics over a rolling six-year period of time (each iteration analyzing citations from the latest full year to the previous five years) It
is possible to sort by journal area, country of publication’
Do they work harder at Oxbridge?
See the
latest report from HEPI on the student experience covers contact hours, types of teaching and feedback
Se more recent reports on our
scoop.it webpage we also have a link to LIBER Webinar: GDPR & What It Means For Researchers
Also on the theme of the Internet
The Stanford Center for Internet and Society (CIS) has relaunched
World Intermediary Liability Map.
This free online resource helps students track changing laws effecting online speech and platform responsibility around the world. Intermediate liability is defined as ‘Intermediary liability
laws provide internet companies like Facebook, Google, CloudFlare, or your local ISP, with information on the legal responsibility they may have for the content shared by their users,” search for and visualize legislation, policy and court decisions by country
covering such topics as fake news, freedom of expression, defamation. Methodology displayed on the website.
Papers of Woodrow Wilson now online
Latest
free collection from the library of Congress which includes private papers, letters
and manuscripts from the president who served from 1913-1921. . Topics covered include:
Papers of President Woodrow Wilson Now Online
Collection Includes
Draft of Covenant for League of Nations, Peace Conference Correspondence Ending World War I. There are
some fascinating maps on proposed borders following World war One. The site also includes associated essays and a resource guide which set the collection in context.
Finally if you are enjoying the Chelsea flower show
View the stunning flower images from the
RHS library online
There are some wonderful Japanese Nursery Catalogues 1890–1939They
also have the wonderful illustrated accounts book of
capability brown with costs of the gardens he built
Best wishes
Heather Dawson